Unlocking Battery Energy Storage Systems Potential In Kazakhstan

Battery energy storage systems (“BESS”) are quickly becoming the missing link between Kazakhstan’s renewable energy ambitions and the physical realities of its power grid. Under the Concept for the Development of the Fuel and Energy Complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023–2029 it is planned to introduce 11.7 gigawatts of storage-enabled electricity capacity by 2029. The objective is to improve grid stability by enabling electricity generated by renewable energy facilities to be stored during periods of excess generation and dispatched during periods of peak demand.

While Kazakhstan has already established the legal and regulatory framework governing energy storage systems ("ESS"), the next phase of reform is focused on integrating ESS into the electricity market. Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Development of Alternative Energy Sources" (hereinafter – the “Draft Law”) proposes